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DUFFIELD, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4479 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cheshire, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Paul's School Maclesfield England |
| Occupation: | Labourer and Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 4 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4479, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4479, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Catherine DUFFIELD, 7 Burgess Street, Macclesfield, England
Military Medal
'At HERMIES on 9th April 1917 for gallantry in action and devotion to duty. Although wounded and exposed to heavy hostile shell fire, this man remained with his Lewis Gun throughout, as there was no one else to fire the gun. He handled his gun with great courage and resource and inflicted much loss on the enemy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174
Date: 11 October 1917